Affirmative (policy debate)
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In policy debate
, the affirmative (AFF) is the team which affirms the resolution
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The Affirmative side negates the negative.
The affirmative team speaks first and last. They give four speeches:
Policy debate
Policy debate is a form of speech competition in which teams of two advocate for and against a resolution that typically calls for policy change by the United States federal government or security discourse...
, the affirmative (AFF) is the team which affirms the resolution
Resolution (policy debate)
In policy debate, a resolution or topic is a normative statement which the affirmative team affirms and the negative team negates. Resolutions are selected annually by affiliated schools....
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The Affirmative side negates the negative.
The affirmative team speaks first and last. They give four speeches:
- First affirmative constructive (1AC)
- Second affirmative constructive (2AC)
- First affirmative rebuttal (1AR)
- Second affirmative rebuttal (2AR)